136 Thrasher
So you’re back from China now but you
leave tomorrow, right?
Yeah, going up to Oregon for that
Independent Rip Ride Rally contest.
Have you skated Lincoln City before?
Yeah, I went a couple years ago on a little
Welcome trip.
That place is pretty crazy and crusty.
Some parts are pretty crusty, but it’s a sick
park; lotta concrete!
The invite list for the contest is pretty
crazy, from Tony Hawk to Kevin Bækkel.
Who are you excited to see skate it?
I don’t know who’s even going. Shit, Raven
would be sick to see. I feel like everyone is
gonna be in Europe.
Have you been filming for the new
Welcome video?
I filmed a couple decent clips recently with
Richie Valdez. Most of the stuff I’ve been
getting lately is for this other part I’ve been
working on with you, my guy Rye.
Who are some of your favorite dudes—or
girl—to travel with on Welcome trips?
I fuck with Richie the TM most of the time. Ijust fuck with him for fun. I like Ryan Townley.
He’s super awesome and skates really good
too.You make an appearance on any Aaron
Goure scores?
Yeah, in Europe, actually. He’s one of my
favorites on the team.Why aren’t you dying your hair or
painting your nails anymore. You over
the Welcome look?
Whoa, whoa, whoa—I never painted my nails.
I dyed my hair one time and it killed my hair
so I just kept dying it. I did pink, purple, blackSmith grind